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Bitcoin “scamwick” creates trail of destruction; leads to $50m in liquidations
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Updated: Apr. 3, 2020 at 9:08 am UTC
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After rallying from the lower-$6,000 region earlier today, Bitcoin bulls stepped up and propelled the benchmark cryptocurrency up to highs of $7,300 in what ultimately proved to be a fleeting movement.
The rejection from this level has led BTC to reel back into the upper-$6,000 region, with this movement leading a significant amount of open positions on the crypto trading platform BitMEX to be liquidated.
It also led to the formation of what analysts are describing as an “ugly” 4-hour candle, which suggests that the crypto’s mid-term outlook may be gloomy.
Bitcoin forms massive “scamwick” in the fleeting movement to $7,300
It has been a volatile past few hours for Bitcoin, with the crypto racing to highs of $7,300 before finding itself caught within a downtrend that has since led it to its current price of $6,750.
This movement resulted in what appears to be a highly bearish four-hour candle, with the rejection at these highs being a sign that the cryptocurrency’s buyers still remain weak.
Josh Rager – a prominent crypto analyst – explained that a daily close below $6,800 could be a dire sign for Bitcoin’s mid-term trend, potentially opening the gates for significantly further downside.
“BTC 4 hr candle is ugly right now. Closing below $6800s wouldn’t be pretty – would like to see reclaim and hold previous December range above $6900. Price came down and tapped $6700 support, we’ll see if price can push back up from here – daily close still hours away.”
It’s important to keep in mind that Bitcoin is still trading up from daily lows of roughly $6,200, meaning that it may still be able to close a neutral or slightly bullish daily candle if buyers are able to support it around its current price level.
Today’s turbulence created nearly $50 million in hourly liquidations on BitMEX
One byproduct of today’s volatility has been a significant number of position liquidations on popular cryptocurrency trading platform BitMEX.
According to data from Skew – a research and analytics platform – the total hourly liquidations for the time in which this fleeting pump to $7,300 and subsequent retrace occurred totals at nearly $50 million.
For perspective, this marks a massive climb from the total hourly average seen throughout the past several days, which is currently at $1.9 million.
If today’s volatility becomes commonplace in the days ahead, it is likely that this average will post a notable climb.
Bitcoin Market Data
At the time of press 9:08 am UTC on Apr. 3, 2020, Bitcoin is ranked #1 by market cap and the price is up 4.41% over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin has a market capitalization of $127.09 billion with a 24-hour trading volume of $47.06 billion. Learn more about Bitcoin ›
Crypto Market Summary
At the time of press 9:08 am UTC on Apr. 3, 2020, the total crypto market is valued at at $193.67 billion with a 24-hour volume of $148.27 billion. Bitcoin dominance is currently at 65.49%. Learn more about the crypto market ›
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